diff --git a/post-rs/src/main.rs b/post-rs/src/main.rs
index feeca0c..0891052 100644
--- a/post-rs/src/main.rs
+++ b/post-rs/src/main.rs
@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ fn main() {
     let available_after_decrypt = args.available_after_decrypt.unwrap_or_else(|| "10m".to_string());
     let password = args.pass;
 
-    let file_bytes = fs::read(&file).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-        failure_and_exit!("Read file: {:?} failed: {}", file, e)
-    });
-    let file_base64 = base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(&file_bytes);
+    let file_base64 = {
+        let file_bytes = fs::read(&file).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            failure_and_exit!("Read file: {:?} failed: {}", file, e)
+        });
+        base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(&file_bytes)
+    };
 
     information!("Sending file: {}", file_name);